Then and now... Route 7: The evolution of a quiet country road The metamorphosis of the old Danbury Road reflects the dynamic growth of the Greater New Milford area

News-Times, The (Danbury, CT), Newstimes

Published
1:00 am EST, Wednesday, February 4, 2009

It's six years and five months since then-Gov. John Rowland and a coterie of other state, regional and Greater New Milford-area officials put the ceremonial shovel into the ground to start the Route 7 widening project in New Milford.

For most intents and purposes, the four-lane highway is now fully operational nearly all the way to the Brookfield town line.

This milestone in the town's history perhaps as much as anything reflects New Milford's transition from a sleepy farming village along the Housatonic River to today's commuter haven, navigating its way in challenging economic times.